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blue jay
Word definitions for blue jay in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. A species of North American jay with blue feathering from the top of its head to midway down its back, (taxlink Cyanocitta cristata species noshow=1). n. A species of North American jay with blue feathering from the top of its head to midway down its ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
The blue jay ( Cyanocitta cristata ) is a passerine bird in the family Corvidae , native to North America. It is resident through most of eastern and central United States, although western populations may be migratory. Resident populations are also found ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Blue jay \Blue" jay`\ (Zo["o]l.) The common jay of the United States ( Cyanocitta, or Cyanura, cristata ). The predominant color is bright blue.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. common jay of eastern North America; bright blue with grey breast [syn: jaybird , Cyanocitta cristata ]
Usage examples of blue jay.
The harsh screeching of a blue jay drowned them out for a while, then I heard again the trill of a cardinal, liquid as the sunset spreading like cranberry juice along the cloud line between the trees.
A blue jay helps himself to the bird feeder, feathers ruffling, sunflower seeds falling and peppering the snowy earth like lead shot.
A blue jay wheeled overhead, circled the campground once, and lighted at Smathers' feet.
At a jerk of the acolyte’s wrist the blue jay fluttered up, but then back down to her shoulder, as did the Mother’s green bird.
The Daughters acolyte in her blue robes had a fine female crested blue jay, new-hatched last spring.
I added,96 Diana Gabaldonpointing a monitory finger at a blue jay who had settled on a nearby branch.
A gray and blue jay scolded him from the branches of one of those pines.